Crypto Crime

France is facing a sharper and more violent wave of crypto-linked kidnapping, with recent cases showing that attackers are not only targeting investors but also their parents, spouses, and children....

French authorities are investigating a rise in crypto-linked kidnappings after a 74-year-old man from Voiron in Isère survived a violent 16-hour abduction in January 2026. Police said attackers stormed his...

Grinex, a Russia-linked crypto exchange registered in Kyrgyzstan, has halted operations after alleging a hack that cost it approximately 1 billion rubles, equivalent to $13.1 million.  Grinex Blames the West...

A security probe backed by the Ethereum Foundation has found that about 100 North Korean IT workers infiltrated Web3 firms using fake identities, raising new concerns about vulnerabilities in the...

The Police in Paraguay have arrested a criminal gang comprising 10 members between the ages of 18 and 20 years old, suspected of having stolen up to $1.2 million from...

Rhea Finance suffered a suspected exploit that drained at least $7.6 million after an attacker appeared to have manipulated the protocol’s oracle and validation layer. The incident was first flagged...

Anonymous online identities no longer offer the protection many users assume, as new research shows artificial intelligence can connect digital personas with real individuals at scale. A joint effort by...

Ukrainian authorities have arrested a suspect linked to large-scale cybercrime and fraud cases across the United States and Europe. The detention took place in the Transcarpathian region during a coordinated...

Drift Protocol has confirmed a proposed $147.5 million recovery package after a major exploit disrupted its operations. The decentralized exchange said Tether and its partners will back the funding as...

Brazilian authorities have opened one of the country’s biggest crypto-linked financial crime cases after accusing a network of moving more than R$1.6 billion through laundering schemes in Brazil and abroad....

Kidnap cases demanding ransom in cryptocurrency have surged in France since the beginning of 2025, coinciding with the growing popularity of digital assets among the nation’s community.  One of the...

Zerion has temporarily disabled its web application following the detection of unusual activity associated with a targeted cyberattack. This breach resulted in the loss of approximately $100,000 from the company’s...

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a compensation process for victims of the OneCoin fraud scheme, giving eligible investors a path to seek recovery for losses tied to the...

Polkadot (DOT) has been hit by a cross-chain exploit after an attacker minted 1 billion DOT tokens on Ethereum. The entire supply was dumped in a single transaction, generating 108.2...

A coordinated law enforcement operation led by agencies in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada has identified more than $45 million in stolen cryptocurrency tied to global fraud schemes....

The U.S. Treasury Department is opening a new cybersecurity information-sharing program for the digital asset industry, giving eligible crypto firms access to the same threat intelligence it already shares with...

Crypto ATM operator Bitcoin Depot has reported a security breach that led to the theft of more than 50 Bitcoin, worth around $3.6 million, according to a filing with the...

A recent investigation by blockchain analyst ZachXBT uncovered a large-scale internal breach tied to North Korean IT workers. The leaked data exposed a network of 390 accounts, chat logs, and...

Crypto scams in the U.S. reached a new record in 2025, with reported losses of $11.366 billion. The total rose 22% from the prior year as each crypto scam expanded...

Americans lost a record $11.37 billion to crypto-related fraud in 2025, according to FBI data, as complaint volumes and losses both moved higher from the previous year. The latest figures...

Fresh court filings have raised scrutiny around Argentina’s President, Javier Milei, and his previously stated lack of involvement in the launch of the $LIBRA cryptocurrency. Investigators reviewing phone logs and...

Resolv Labs moved quickly to contain a major security breach that threatened its USR stablecoin ecosystem. The incident began when a hacker exploited a minting vulnerability, generating roughly 80 million...

Crypto holders in California are facing a surge in violent “wrench attacks,” where criminals use physical force to steal digital assets. Attackers are posing as delivery drivers, targeting individuals believed...

Drift Protocol has released a detailed breakdown of the April 1 exploit that drained $285 million in user funds and confirmed the attack was not a simple bug but a...

A crypto wallet was drained of $72,000 within minutes after a hacker waited for funds to accumulate. The attacker monitored the address holding $29,000 and struck shortly after another $43,000...